Chapter XIV

CHURCH SEIZURES CONTINUED AND MADE GENERAL.

War Claims of Northern Methodists Settled by Ecclesiastical
Black-Mail—Military Mitres and Episcopal Shoulder-Straps—The
Difference—The “Stanton-Ames Order”—“The Great Episcopal
Raid”—“Special Order, No. 15,” from Major-General Banks—Official
Board of Carondelet Street Church, New Orleans, and Bishop
Ames—Episcopal Power Then and Ecclesiastical Criticism Now—Popular
Verdict—Abandoned(?) and Embarrassed Churches and Ecclesiastical
“Bummers”—Church Extension in the South—Letters and Extracts—Bishop
Clark and “Church Extension Meetings”—Does the End Justify the
Means, or Success Satisfy the Demands of Modern Ethics?—Property
Acquired by the M. E. Church in the South in a few Years—Four
Hundred and Eight Churches, Eighteen Parsonages and Eight Literary
Institutions in two Years, Worth $446,659.00, all in Five
Conferences—Opinions of their Leading Men and Journals—Hon. John
Hogan, of St. Louis, Scuttles the Episcopal Ram—Order from the War
Department, with President Lincoln’s Endorsement—Possible
Deception—Rev. Dr. Keener, of New Orleans, Sues for the Churches of
Louisiana four Months—McKendree Church, Nashville, Vacated, “by
Order from Bishop Simpson”—Memorial of the Holston Conference M. E.
Church, South, to the Chicago General Conference, and How it was
Treated—Action of Chicago General Conference—“Stanton-Ames Order”
Duplicated for the Baptists—Conclusion—Sensible Warning from the St.
Louis _Anzeiger_.

CHAPTER XV.

MARTYRDOM—REVS. J. M. PROCTOR, M. ARRINGTON, J. M’GLOTHLIN AND JAMES
PENN.

Philosophy of Martyrdom—Living Martyrs—Names Made Immortal by
Persecution—Martyrs of Missouri—Difference Between Martyrs for the
Testimony of Jesus, only Questions of Time and Place—The Spirit the
Same Everywhere—Causes—Explanatory Remarks—_Rev. James M. Proctor_
Arrested Coming out of the Pulpit—Connection with the M. E. Church,
South, his only Offense—Kept in Prison for Weeks, then
Released—_Rev. Marcus Arrington_—Chaplain—Insulted—Kept in Alton
Prison—_Rev. John McGlothin_—Petty Persecution and Tyranny—_Rev.
James Penn_—Meeting Broken Up—Driven from His own Churches by a
Northern Methodist Preacher Leading an Armed Mob—Persecution—Prayer.

CHAPTER XVI.

REVS. W. CLEAVELAND AND JESSE BIRD.

Ministers of other Churches in the Fellowship of Suffering and on the
Rolls of Martyrdom—_Rev. Wm. Cleaveland_ Arrested for Preaching in a
Rebel Camp—Imprisoned and Insulted—Made to Pray for Mr. Lincoln on a
Loyal Cannon—Rev. Captain Cox, a Northern Methodist Preacher, his
Persecutor—Other Indignities—Indicted, Arrested and Arraigned as a
Common Felon for Preaching without taking the “Test Oath”—_Rev.
Jesse Bird_ Arrested, Silenced and Banished—Losses, Exposure and
Hardships of his Family—Returns—Arrested and put in Jail for
Preaching without taking the “Test Oath”—Public Indignation—The Most
Virulent Persecutors Subsequently Elevated to the Highest Civil
Offices.

CHAPTER XVII.

ELDERS J. DUVAL, ISAAC ODELL AND ALLEN SISK.

_Elder James Duval_—His Own Statement—Endorsement—Minister of the
Regular Baptist Church—Arrested at Midnight—Suffered Much—Passes and
Permits—Assessment for Military Purposes—Arrest of Elder G. W.
Stout—Elder Duval again Arrested—Sent to Chillicothe—Charge, Trial
and Acquittal—Making History—Re-arrested at New Garden—Heavy Bond—In
Court for not Taking the Oath—Met others in the Same
Condemnation—_Isaac Odell_ and _Allen Sisk_ under Indictment with
Elder Duval—Estebb, the Prosecuting Attorney—Dunn & Garver for the
Defense—Baptist Church at New Garden—Trial of their Pastor, Elder
Isaac Odell, for not taking the Oath—Acquitted—Then
Convicted—Division of the Church—Troubles—Non-Fellowship.